You know how Abbas's oh-so-moderate Fatah forces stamped out the Hamas presence in the West Bank? Because they're taking control, and it's safe for the world to flood them with money and weapons? Apparently they missed a couple:

Why might Hamas want to take over the Temple Mount? Well - this is only a guess - but we kind of have a feeling that it's a given: Hamas has a habit of using mosques as military bases, both for weapons caches and as places from which to shoot at Israelis. Now imagine what would happen if Israel had to go into the Temple Mount to stop them from doing that. Right.

References:
* Israeli Hamas members detained in east Jerusalem [YNet]

Previously:
* Palestinian Non-Civil War Watch - Hamas In Control Of Gaza, "This Is the First Step In the Establishment Of An Islamic State"
* Britain Joins Most Of Europe, Asia In Embracing Hamas
* Palestinian Non-Civil War Watch - Massive Hamas Effort To Wipe Out Fatah Officials